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Veteran Programs

Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program

The Department of Energy partners with the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide on-the-job training opportunities that could lead to employment for recovering Veterans through the vocational rehabilitation and employment program. For information on the program and to sign up visit: http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/vre/.

Operation Warfighter Program

The Operation Warfighter Program managed by the Department of Defense (DoD) offers temporary military detail assignments for recuperating service members to engage in meaningful vocational opportunities. The Department of Energy partners with the DoD to offer opportunities under the program. Operation Warfighter Program Information (pdf 925 KB)

Wounded Warrior Programs

Programs designed to assist severely wounded soldiers, Veterans and their families offer a ready source of skilled candidates ready to reintegrate into the workforce.

Army Wounded Warrior Program (AW2) - official site for the DoD program for the severely wounded.

Solar Energy Job-Training Pilot Program for Veterans

In partnership with U.S. Department of Energy the SunShot Initiative’s Solar Instructor Training Network aims to train 50,000 new solar installers in total by 2020, some of who will be veterans and will be partnering with up to three military bases to create a veterans solar job training pilot project this fall. Please visit: http://www.energy.gov/articles/new-solar-energy-job-training-pilot-program-veterans to find out more.

Employment Programs

A program that matches America's electric power organizations with talented, experienced, knowledgeable, and highly skilled American Veterans.

A program that offers numerous activities in the fields of science, technology and engineering to enhance collaboration between NNSA’s eight sites and the U.S. Military/Service Academies.

A program designed to help veterans transitioning from life in the military to working class america. Emphasis is placed on putting veterans into well equipped utility and engineering programs within the energy industry.

Due to a $200,000 (354,000.00 total) Workforce Development grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, a tailored training curriculum has been created for military veterans that will translate their military skill set into a technical career within the Wind Industry.